Announcements
The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Board of Directors approved an Inuit Nunangat Poverty Reduction Strategy at their meeting in Ottawa this week. The Strategy is a commitment of the ITK Strategic Plan and is rooted in Inuit values and driven by a shared vision to eliminate poverty across the Inuit homeland. It will be prepared for public release in the coming months.
“Today’s announcement of Arviat as the location of the main campus of Inuit Nunangat University is the beginning of a long-term partnership to build an institution rooted in Inuit self-determination, culture and knowledge,” – ITK President Natan Obed
Media
President Natan Obed gave witness testimony to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources and answered their questions about resources, sovereignty, and investment in Inuit Nunangat.
ITK President Natan Obed spoke about Inuit sovereignty, infrastructure, and impact of development in Inuit Nunangat in this Guardian article.
ITK President Natan Obed talks to CBC The Current host Matt Galloway about how this money will impact northern communities
Publications
Using decades of remote sensing imagery, ITK has determined that Inuit Nunangat is home to 32% of Canada’s surface freshwater – more than the surface area of all five Great Lakes combined.
This progress report describes the implementation status of the federal-led and Inuit-led actions since the release of the action plan.
In December 2021, the Government of Canada committed to closing the Inuit Nunangat infrastructure gap by 2030. This report supports those efforts by outlining the areas where Inuit Treaty Organizations recommend prioritizing investment.
Commentary
Una tusaratsauliangusimajuq Natan Obed−mut, Angijuqqaangat Inuit Tapiriit Kanatamikkut, pijjutiqaqsuni Puvallunnaqtuq Nuvajjuarnaq−19
ᐅᓇ ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᐅᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓇᑖᓐ ᐆᕙᑦ−ᒧᑦ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐳᕙᓪᓗᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᕙᔾᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ−19
The following is a message from Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, related to COVID-19
I have played many roles on this journey, but my role as ambassador for Inuit has been most important. We...
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We are patriotic, as seen in the way we cheer for Team Canada on the international sporting stage, and we...
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Covid-19
More than 113,900 masks, 563,000 wipes and 438 gallons of sanitizer have been delivered to help protect Inuit during the pandemic in communities throughout Nunavut, Nunavik, the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and Nunatsiavut.
No single nation, people or person can fight COVID-19 alone. It will take collective action to protect us.
ITK commends the Government of Canada for recognizing and responding to Inuit needs during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit Inuit communities particularly hard.
Inuktitut Magazine
In the pages of this double issue, we highlight the legacy of Nunavik’s late Elder Naalak Nappaaluk, the namesake for a new Coast Guard research vessel. From Nunavut, dogsledder Amber Aglukark shares about her journey learning to lead a team like her father before her, and what it felt like sharing that tradition with her son. We have a tale of knowledge transfer and land stewardship between hunters from Makkovik, Nunatsiavut, and Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River), Nunavut. And from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, we have a story of love across borders as a couple from Alaska and Aklavik navigate the legalities of...
THIS SUMMER ISSUE of Inuktitut magazine travels across Inuit Nunangat. In our cover feature you’ll find a success story that merges Inuit self‐determination with food security, thanks to an Inuvik‐based country food processing plant. Also from the West, we’ll hear the firsthand account of an Inuvialuit wildfire fighter who battled one of the many blazes that raged through the Northwest Territories in 2023.
Inuktitut Magazine Issue 130 dives deep into the past but also looks forward, to the future of Inuit art, culture and communications. Our cover, and a feature spread inside, showcase the award-winning contemporary photography of Ottawa-based Katherine Takpannie. We also bring you an interview with Lucy Tulugarjuk, managing director of Canada’s first 24-hour television channel in Inuktut and explore the issue of resale rights–and potential profits–on resold Inuit artworks.
Work for ITK
JOB SUMMARY Reporting to the Manager within Inuit Qaujisarvingat, the Senior Research and Policy Advisor will work towards promoting and...
JOB SUMMARY Reporting to the Manager of Communications, under the supervision of the Director, the Communications Coordinator is responsible for...
Overview Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is seeking a qualified designer or design agency to redesign Inuktitut magazine under its new name Inuktut....
